Editing Polydor Records (section)

{{Short description|British record label}}
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{{Infobox record label
| name        = Polydor Limited
| image       = Polydor Logo 1963 001.svg
| parent      = [[Universal Music Group]] (UMG)
| founded     = {{start date and age|1913|4|2|df=yes}}
| founder     = <!-- name of founders, separate with commas or <br /> -->
| distributor = {{ubl|Self-Distributed (UK and France)|[[Interscope Capitol Labels Group]] (US)|[[Island Records|Island]] (Pre-1998 reissues in US)|[[Republic Records]] ([[James Brown]], [[MGM Records|MGM]] and [[Verve Records|Verve]] pop reissues in US)|[[Universal Music Group]] (International)|[[Universal Music Japan]] (Japan)}}
| genre       = Various
| country     = Germany<br />United Kingdom
| location    = London, England
| website     = {{URL|polydor.co.uk}}
| url         = 
}}
'''Polydor Limited''', also known as '''Polydor Records''', is a British [[record label]] that operates as part of [[Universal Music Group]]. It has a close relationship with Universal's [[Interscope Geffen A&M Records]] label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. In turn, Polydor distributes Interscope releases in the United Kingdom. Polydor Records Ltd. was established in London in 1954 as a British subsidiary of German company [[Deutsche Grammophon|Deutsche Grammophon/Schallplatte Grammophon]] GmbH. It was renamed Polydor Ltd. in 1972. The company is usually mentioned as "Polydor Ltd. (UK)", or a similar form, for holding copyrights.

Notable current and past artists signed to the label include [[Rainbow (rock band)|Rainbow]], [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]], [[Yngwie J. Malmsteen]], [[the Cure]], [[James Brown]], [[Ray, Goodman & Brown]], [[Atlanta Rhythm Section]], [[John Mayall]],<ref>[https://www.bluesmagazine.nl/3-rare-john-mayall-polydor-albums-released-on-cd/ Jon Mayall Polydor albums], ''Bluesmagazine.nl'', Retrieved 13 March 2023</ref> [[Deep Purple]], [[Cream (band)|Cream]], [[the Moody Blues]], [[the Who]], [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Bee Gees]], [[Lana Del Rey]], [[Stephen Fretwell]], [[the Jam]], [[Style Council]], [[the Shadows]], [[James Last]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Gloria Gaynor]], [[Level 42]], [[Sam Fender]], [[S Club]], [[Girls Aloud]], [[Ellie Goulding]], [[Jesy Nelson]], [[Cian Ducrot]] and [[Destroy Lonely]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Artists |url=https://www.polydor.co.uk/artists/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Polydor Official Website}}</ref>